The Platte River Program—Geospatial Data Layers

Geospatial Data Layers

1. Land characterization

• Nebraska GAP analysis program
• UNL update of 1983 MOSS database
• USGS LULC data (old)
• USGS NAWQA data

2. Infrastructure

• USGS DLG layers
  • 1:100,000-scale (all available)
  • 1:24,000-scale (some available)
• Census TIGER files

3. Soils

• Nebraska Natural Resources Commission
• STATSGO
  • County (some available)

4. Groundwater to drain

5. Depth to groundwater

• USGS WRD
• Nebraska Natural Resources Commission

6. Habitat modeling transects

7. Sediment transects

8. Current and historical management practices

• See land characterization

9. Species use data layers

10. Public lands

• USGS DLGs
• Nebraska Game and Parks

11. Designation of critical reach area

• Derived from legal description over USGS 1:24,000-scale topographic map

12. National Wetlands Inventory

• FTP 192.189.43.33

13. Locations of wells

• Nebraska Natural Resources Commission

14. Topography

• USGS Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data (30m post spacing)
• USGS 7.5 minute hypsography DLGs (some available)

15. Stream gaging stations

• USGS WRD

16. Precipitation maps

• Nebraska Natural Resources Commission

17. Historical photography

• Numerous sources